Poetry – Page 48 – Another Fearless Year

January 15, 2016

I See God

I’m going to pretend that this rain in the lane Heralds the arrival of spring when birds sing As through this long winter I trod I see God The robin finds worms in rain-soaked sod More death and winter the nightly news portends Yet new life and...

I Do Not Care

I ponder often what is true I do Of what can’t be changed I dare not care Never desiring to stumble and fall at all Finding myself back to the wall Life will be easier once I die but I must confess this to be...

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January 11, 2016

Promise of Hope

For the dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday prompt today, Toni (aka kanzensakura) has asked us to write a haibun inspired by this photo of hers. Check out the prompt for a description of a haibun and to find the link to a lot of great...

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January 6, 2016

Alive and Well

A puff wafts from the doorway of the old building I scrunch up my nose at the scent, shake my head in disgust or anger perhaps is a more accurate description of my feeling I don’t smell it often in these days of indoor smoking...

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December 16, 2015

Stars from Haleakala

Having watched the sun sink into the sea amidst the valley of clouds we waited there, my family and I to view the starlit Hawaiian sky On top of Haleakala the stars lit one by one amidst a sea of blackened sky as a chill descended...

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December 15, 2015

One Shone Brighter

“Gazing at a sky filled with stars,” Wrote the Magi in his memoirs “One shone brighter than the rest. So onward towards that star we pressed.” He never says how many they were, Those magi travelling with gold and myrrh But their destination he makes...

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December 11, 2015

Rejoice!

Revel in the joy of Christ who Empowers us bid sin adieu Jesus born so He might die Once for all our souls to buy Incarnation a great mystery Calling all throughout history Ever more to rejoice, rejoice _____________________________ I wrote this for dVerse Poets...

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December 9, 2015

The Red Horse and His Rider

When the Lamb opens the second seal The red horse and his rider will go out With power to take the peace of this world That the end is then nigh there is no doubt But will the rider find any peace on this earth...

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December 7, 2015

Sea of Umbrellas

They aren’t Oregonians, that’s for sure. This sea of umbrellas must be somewhere that people are afraid of melting or that a little rain will mess up their perfectly coiffed hair. One hundred percent chance of rain—real drenching rain, not a mere drizzle—and there wouldn’t...

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November 25, 2015

An Unexplainable Feeling

The current prompt at dVerse Poets Pub is to write poetry as a vehicle for emotion, which is pretty much what most poetry is anyway. When I read the prompt, I immediately knew the emotion I wanted to write about, but wasn’t sure how I...

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Another Fearless Year

Category: Poetry

I See God

I Do Not Care

Promise of Hope

Alive and Well

Stars from Haleakala

One Shone Brighter

Rejoice!

The Red Horse and His Rider

Sea of Umbrellas

An Unexplainable Feeling

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I See God

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I Do Not Care

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Promise of Hope

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Alive and Well

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Stars from Haleakala

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One Shone Brighter

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The Red Horse and His Rider

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An Unexplainable Feeling

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